All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2003 // A consumer group is urging the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California to investigate a series of contributions totaling $175,000 from an insurance company, Mercury General Corporation, to Governor...
Sep 22 2003 // Insurance industry trade groups are hopeful that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to stay until Jan. 2005 a controversial rule prohibiting all unsolicited advertisement faxes will give business...
Sep 22 2003 // The 102nd Insurance and Financial Services Conference of the U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute wound up proceedings in London last Friday on an upbeat note. President Andy Homer told delegates that the industry...
Sep 22 2003 // Thanks to the legislature, the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) will stave off financial ruin by floating bonds next year.Part of the reform package passed by both houses in the Capitol includes provisions...
Sep 22 2003 // When I first became an insurance regulator in 1999, I was alarmed by the aggressive tone of those who were advocating for a takeover of state insurance regulation by the federal government. At that time, I mentioned to...
Sep 22 2003 // Despite an initial rush of proposed legislation aimed at dealing with the problems related to mold claims and homeowners insurance, very few bills have been enacted in 2003, according to the Alliance of American Insurers....
Sep 22 2003 // When I first became an insurance regulator in 1999, I was alarmed by the aggressive tone of those who were advocating for a takeover of state insurance regulation by the federal government. At that time, I mentioned to...
Sep 22 2003 // The California Department of Insurance’s proposal to further regulate the special investigations units of insurance companies is excessive and unnecessary according to the Alliance of American Insurers. In written...
Sep 22 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has issued a bulletin applauding the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance on their efforts “to quickly implement the automobile insurance reforms of SB 63.” Richard...
Sep 22 2003 // Insurance industry trade groups are hopeful that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to stay until January 2005 a controversial rule prohibiting all unsolicited advertisement faxes will give...
Sep 19 2003 // Insurance Journal brings you special video coverage of the NAPSLO Annual Convention that took place Sept. 10-14 in San Diego.Insurance Journal spoke with a number of key leaders in the excess & surplus lines industry....
Sep 15 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) has commended state legislators for developing a draft model law that reportedly seeks to improve state market conduct regulation.However, the NAII expressed concerns...
Sep 12 2003 // A 150-page bill that emerged from committee this week following late night bargaining is full of loopholes and won’t produce immediate savings on workers’ compensation policies as some are claiming....
Sep 12 2003 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reportedly moving ahead with developing guidelines designed to tighten personal injury protection (PIP) rules in the state, as required by legislation passed in the last...
Sep 12 2003 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund hailed cost saving measures contained in the Legislature’s workers’ compensation reform package as a significant step toward decreasing system costs. This...
Sep 11 2003 // Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said that legislation crafted by the Workers’ Compensation Conference Committee will bring stability to the market and is an “outstanding” first step toward...
Sep 11 2003 // The newly installed president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc., T.J. Derella, asked fellow leaders to focus on what he called the industry’s three “I”s: image, issues and...
Sep 11 2003 // Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) announced that it is now able to provide advisory information services to Texas insurers for four lines of insurance—commercial auto, personal auto, homeowners and dwelling...
Sep 11 2003 // Late Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2622, the “Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act,” by a vote of 392-30.The legislation reportedly amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA),...
Sep 10 2003 // The Indiana Supreme Court has denied the appellee’s petition to transfer the jurisdiction of the DeHays/Pretzels case involving an agent’s duty to disclose from the Court of Appeals to the Indiana Supreme...